World Athletics Championships 2023: USA beats Jamaica to clinch women’s 4x100m relay gold

Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson, the 200m champion, had too much to do to catch USA’s Sha’Carri Richardson, the 100m champion, in the anchor leg.

From left to right: USA’s Tamari Davis, Sha’Carri Richardson, Twanisha Terry, and Gabrielle Thomas celebrate after winning gold medal in the Women’s 4x100m relay final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Saturday. | Photo Credit: AP

The United States won the women’s 4x100m relay gold as Sha’Carrie Richardson and Gabby Thomas came into the team to see them home ahead of regular rivals Jamaica in a championship record time of 41.03 seconds on Saturday.

The first three did their job so that Richardson, the individual 100m champion, was always in control.

The US women's 4x100m deliver 💪🇺🇸

Tamari Davis, TeeTee Terry, Gabby Thomas, and Sha'Carri Richardson smash the championship record with 41.03 to claim gold in Budapest 🥇#WorldAthleticsChampspic.twitter.com/HvKhmQkFhp

— World Athletics (@WorldAthletics) August 26, 2023

Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson, the 200m champion, had too much to do as they took silver in 41.21 while Britain claimed bronze with 41.97.

Earlier, the US men won the 4x100m relay final but the US women’s 4x400 team was disqualified from the semifinal after an illegal baton change.